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Platformer Elfscape: Ancestors is telling the story of a temple Guardian. She is asleep, waiting for the prophecy to come true - when the Chosen One shall descend underground, he'll fight a victorious battle against a Demon. One day, the Guardian is awakened, and she quickly realises the Chosen one is nowhere in sight. She needs to find him, and quickly - her life energy depends on it. Elfscape: Ancestors brings 24 levels, distributed into 6 environments, through which you'll be accompanied by an epic story told through visual-novel-like elements. Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council (www.fpu.sk)

Post news Report RSS (#27 Dev Diary) Yay, money!

Short article about adding coins for collecting. What type of enhancements can you buy with the coins?

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Yay, money!

Dev Diary 27


What’s the newest thing we’re working on? Coins!

We decided to add coins to our game. The practical reason for this decision - coins can help you find the right direction in levels, or they can help point you to the direction of a bonus statue head. The coins have 2 different sizes. The small have low value and can be obtained easily. The big coins can be obtained at difficult places (may cost you some lives), but they offer more value.

The coins have different colour design in each environment.

Choosing design for plant environment
Coins example - environment 1


Choosing design for crystal environment
Coins example - environment 2


The second reason - we all like to get something for trying, right? Now, if you die and have to repeat the level, you won’t lose the coins you got in your unsuccessful try. And when you collect enough coins, you can buy some enhancements for the main city area - fancy clothes for the dog god statues, enclosure for your sheep, flowers to plant besides houses, ... You know, make the city more homey.

Fancy clothes for the dog god statues
Enhancement for Lahmu's statues


Enclosure for your sheepEnhancement for sheep


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